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Empire Sniper Upgrade
Last Updated: 09/24/2018


COMPATIBILITY:
This upgrade kit is for the Empire™Sniper™ Pump Gun
This replaces two key parts of an Empire™ Sniper™ the pump guide and the hammer.


Inception Fluted Pump Guide
The stock pump guide with the Inception Fluted Pump Guide to improve the pump stroke. The fluted pump guide has milled recesses to allow any dirt to fall below the surface to reduce any friction of binding.

This is an upgrade for the Empire Sniper to improve the pump stroke. This can also be used on an Autococker where the pump guide replaces the front banjo bolt and works as a volume chamber to help lower the operating pressure of the gun.

It is fully fluted for reduced friction and made of polished stainless steel to make it stiffer and more rigid. The inside is machined to provide extra volume as compared to the stock Empire part. It is slightly shorter than the stock part allowing for a longer smoother pump stroke to reduce the risk of not fully pumping the gun when using an auto trigger.


Universal Hammer
This kit also includes an Inception Universal Hammer to replace the stock hammer. The Inception Universal Hammer moves the hammer cocking point further back so the gun only cocks when the bolt has cleared the breech and will allow the next ball to drop. This helps prevent short stroking the gun and breaking paint.

This hammer is 10% heavier than the stock Empire™ Sniper™ and Empire™ Resurrection™ hammer. This means you can back out the IVG to approximately flush with the back of the gun and still get full velocity.

  • When using with a pump gun this means the pump stroke to cock the gun will be lighter and smoother.
  • When using with an Autococker this means you can get a fast rear cocking stroke, run lower LPR pressures, and make the gun gentler on how it handles paint.

This is a UNIVERSAL hammer that can be used in ANY Midblock or full body guns including those older guns from WGP as well as the newer guns from Empire and body kits from Inception Designs. It has the cocking slot milled on the top, and the back is threaded for 10-32 cocking rods.

It comes with a hardened hammer lug, urethane friction plug to stop the hammer lug from moving, and a locking set screw to tension the urethane plug. It has an extra threaded hole in 10-32 which can be accessed from the hammer slot in the body and can be used to tighten a nylon set screw against the cocking rod to prevent it from coming loose.

Cocking rods, with nylon set screws are available separately.


* Empire Sniper and Resurrection are licensed trademarks of G.I. Sportz


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